bug#12430: Glitches caused by addition of psec to timers

[Eli Zaretskii]

> From: Stefan Monnier <monnier@iro.umontreal.ca>
> Date: Thu, 13 Sep 2012 08:49:34 -0400
> Cc: 12430@debbugs.gnu.org
> 
> > My correspondent suggests that the new format be changed to put PSECS
> > at the end:
> 
> >   [high-seconds low-seconds usecs repeat-delay function args
> >    idle-delay psecs]
> 
> > to support older code that uses aref or elt.  Does this sound like a
> > good idea?
> 
> Yes.

Wouldn't it be better to leave timers at their previous size of 8, and
instead allow the usecs element be a floating-point number?